E-rate News

House Passes FCC Process Reform Bill

On March 12, 2014 the House of Representatives passed the "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013" which includes a provision to extend the Universal Service Fund (USF) from...

FCC Approves FY2014 PIA Procedures

On March 7, 2014, the FCC notified the SLD that they have approved the FY 2014 Program Integrity Assurance Procedures (PIA). This FCC action leads the way for the SLD...

FCC Reveals Proposed E-rate Program Updates For Funding Year 2015

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today issued a Public Notice revealing E-rate program reform actions under consideration by the agency. Changes are slated for Funding Year 2015. Planning begins this...

USAC Denies all FY2013 P2 Funding Requests

The realization of the FCC‚Äôs historic decision to deny all Priority Two funding requests for an entire funding year arrived today with the largest denial wave ever seen in Funds...

FCC Releases Public Notice on FCC Process Reform

On February 14, 2014, the FCC released a Public Notice designed to improve the efficiency in which the FCC operates. There are over 150 recommendations for process reform that cover...

February 28, 2014

Funds for Learning and the E-rate Reform Coalition Meet with FCC Staff

Funds for Learning and the E-rate Reform Coalition met with Wireline Competition Bureau staff on February 25, 2014, to discuss the future of the E-rate program. Coalition members stated their...

February 27, 2014

FCC Approves SLD Recommendation to Deny All FY 2013 Priority Two Applications

The FCC has authorized USAC to deny all FY2013 Priority Two funding requests. As reported by USAC, the FCC on February 24 approved a USAC recommendation to deny requests for...

February 26, 2014

FY2014 Form 470 Deadline Today

Today is the last date that E-rate applicants can post a FY2014 Form 470. In order to be compliant with the competitive bidding rules, applicants need to be able to...